Colorado — 2012 presidential election
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionColorado · PresidentObamaD+5.4
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 51.4% | 1,323,102 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 46.1% | 1,185,243 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.5% | 63,501 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Bent County, CO | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Boulder County, CO | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Broomfield County, CO | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+65.6 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Conejos County, CO | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Denver County, CO | Democratic | D+49.2 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Eagle County, CO | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+52.6 |
| La Plata County, CO | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Larimer County, CO | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Mineral County, CO | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Otero County, CO | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Ouray County, CO | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Routt County, CO | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Saguache County, CO | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| San Juan County, CO | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Democratic | D+43.2 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Summit County, CO | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+62.1 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+54.7 |
Colorado results by county
64 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Barack Obama+29,677 | 100,64956.9% | 70,97240.1% | 5,2723.0% | 176,893 |
| Alamosa County | Barack Obama+1,106 | 3,81156.8% | 2,70540.3% | 1993.0% | 6,715 |
| Arapahoe County | Barack Obama+28,317 | 153,90553.9% | 125,58844.0% | 6,0232.1% | 285,516 |
| Archuleta County | Mitt Romney+1,193 | 2,67939.8% | 3,87257.5% | 1832.7% | 6,734 |
| Baca County | Mitt Romney+1,092 | 46722.2% | 1,55974.0% | 803.8% | 2,106 |
| Bent County | Mitt Romney+260 | 81542.0% | 1,07555.4% | 522.7% | 1,942 |
| Boulder County | Barack Obama+75,110 | 125,09169.7% | 49,98127.8% | 4,4272.5% | 179,499 |
| Broomfield County | Barack Obama+1,958 | 16,96651.6% | 15,00845.7% | 8912.7% | 32,865 |
| Chaffee County | Barack Obama+16 | 5,08648.6% | 5,07048.5% | 3062.9% | 10,462 |
| Cheyenne County | Mitt Romney+717 | 17215.7% | 88981.3% | 322.9% | 1,093 |
| Clear Creek County | Barack Obama+689 | 3,11954.3% | 2,43042.3% | 1943.4% | 5,743 |
| Conejos County | Barack Obama+378 | 2,21354.0% | 1,83544.7% | 531.3% | 4,101 |
| Costilla County | Barack Obama+894 | 1,34072.9% | 44624.3% | 512.8% | 1,837 |
| Crowley County | Mitt Romney+389 | 53535.6% | 92461.5% | 432.9% | 1,502 |
| Custer County | Mitt Romney+920 | 86832.0% | 1,78865.9% | 592.2% | 2,715 |
| Delta County | Mitt Romney+6,293 | 4,62229.0% | 10,91568.5% | 3882.4% | 15,925 |
| Denver County | Barack Obama+148,907 | 222,01873.4% | 73,11124.2% | 7,2892.4% | 302,418 |
| Dolores County | Mitt Romney+525 | 33426.8% | 85969.0% | 524.2% | 1,245 |
| Douglas County | Mitt Romney+43,303 | 61,09436.3% | 104,39762.1% | 2,5931.5% | 168,084 |
| Eagle County | Barack Obama+3,381 | 12,79256.4% | 9,41141.5% | 4652.1% | 22,668 |
| El Paso County | Mitt Romney+59,133 | 111,81938.5% | 170,95258.9% | 7,4042.6% | 290,175 |
| Elbert County | Mitt Romney+6,663 | 3,60325.4% | 10,26672.4% | 3092.2% | 14,178 |
| Fremont County | Mitt Romney+6,470 | 6,70432.8% | 13,17464.5% | 5382.6% | 20,416 |
| Garfield County | Mitt Romney+1,230 | 11,30546.3% | 12,53551.4% | 5682.3% | 24,408 |
| Gilpin County | Barack Obama+546 | 1,89256.7% | 1,34640.3% | 1003.0% | 3,338 |
| Grand County | Mitt Romney+569 | 3,68445.0% | 4,25351.9% | 2503.1% | 8,187 |
| Gunnison County | Barack Obama+1,703 | 5,04458.2% | 3,34138.5% | 2823.3% | 8,667 |
| Hinsdale County | Mitt Romney+124 | 22938.2% | 35358.8% | 183.0% | 600 |
| Huerfano County | Barack Obama+307 | 1,95352.5% | 1,64644.2% | 1243.3% | 3,723 |
| Jackson County | Mitt Romney+384 | 21625.5% | 60070.8% | 323.8% | 848 |
| Jefferson County | Barack Obama+15,099 | 159,29651.2% | 144,19746.4% | 7,5592.4% | 311,052 |
| Kiowa County | Mitt Romney+559 | 11814.4% | 67782.5% | 263.2% | 821 |
| Kit Carson County | Mitt Romney+1,947 | 83822.6% | 2,78575.2% | 792.1% | 3,702 |
| La Plata County | Barack Obama+2,695 | 15,48952.8% | 12,79443.7% | 1,0253.5% | 29,308 |
| Lake County | Barack Obama+741 | 1,83960.5% | 1,09836.1% | 1033.4% | 3,040 |
| Larimer County | Barack Obama+10,371 | 92,74751.5% | 82,37645.7% | 5,0572.8% | 180,180 |
| Las Animas County | Barack Obama+182 | 3,44550.2% | 3,26347.6% | 1542.2% | 6,862 |
| Lincoln County | Mitt Romney+1,135 | 55224.1% | 1,68773.8% | 482.1% | 2,287 |
| Logan County | Mitt Romney+3,467 | 2,71229.7% | 6,17967.7% | 2332.6% | 9,124 |
| Mesa County | Mitt Romney+23,626 | 23,84632.7% | 47,47265.1% | 1,6292.2% | 72,947 |
| Mineral County | Mitt Romney+53 | 29144.8% | 34452.9% | 152.3% | 650 |
| Moffat County | Mitt Romney+3,365 | 1,33021.6% | 4,69576.1% | 1432.3% | 6,168 |
| Montezuma County | Mitt Romney+2,859 | 4,54236.9% | 7,40160.1% | 3753.0% | 12,318 |
| Montrose County | Mitt Romney+7,414 | 6,13830.5% | 13,55267.3% | 4402.2% | 20,130 |
| Morgan County | Mitt Romney+2,690 | 3,91236.3% | 6,60261.3% | 2632.4% | 10,777 |
| Otero County | Mitt Romney+735 | 3,64744.5% | 4,38253.5% | 1632.0% | 8,192 |
| Ouray County | Barack Obama+165 | 1,64651.4% | 1,48146.3% | 752.3% | 3,202 |
| Park County | Mitt Romney+1,374 | 3,86241.2% | 5,23655.9% | 2682.9% | 9,366 |
| Phillips County | Mitt Romney+1,049 | 58826.0% | 1,63772.3% | 401.8% | 2,265 |
| Pitkin County | Barack Obama+3,825 | 6,84968.0% | 3,02430.0% | 2022.0% | 10,075 |
| Prowers County | Mitt Romney+1,711 | 1,51931.2% | 3,23066.4% | 1142.3% | 4,863 |
| Pueblo County | Barack Obama+10,657 | 42,55155.7% | 31,89441.7% | 1,9742.6% | 76,419 |
| Rio Blanco County | Mitt Romney+2,156 | 56816.9% | 2,72480.9% | 772.3% | 3,369 |
| Rio Grande County | Mitt Romney+440 | 2,47844.8% | 2,91852.7% | 1372.5% | 5,533 |
| Routt County | Barack Obama+2,078 | 7,54756.7% | 5,46941.1% | 3012.3% | 13,317 |
| Saguache County | Barack Obama+901 | 1,86563.6% | 96432.9% | 1033.5% | 2,932 |
| San Juan County | Barack Obama+54 | 26652.6% | 21241.9% | 285.5% | 506 |
| San Miguel County | Barack Obama+1,838 | 2,99270.3% | 1,15427.1% | 1102.6% | 4,256 |
| Sedgwick County | Mitt Romney+462 | 41931.3% | 88165.8% | 382.8% | 1,338 |
| Summit County | Barack Obama+3,776 | 9,34761.0% | 5,57136.4% | 3942.6% | 15,312 |
| Teller County | Mitt Romney+4,369 | 4,33332.2% | 8,70264.6% | 4383.3% | 13,473 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+1,608 | 46818.1% | 2,07680.1% | 471.8% | 2,591 |
| Weld County | Mitt Romney+14,725 | 49,05042.2% | 63,77554.8% | 3,4663.0% | 116,291 |
| Yuma County | Mitt Romney+2,503 | 98721.6% | 3,49076.3% | 1002.2% | 4,577 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Same ballot, 2012CO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.